Description: Up for sale is a 1st Edition/1st Printing copy of "BEACH RED" by Peter Bowman.In Beach Red Sergeant Peter Bowman has established a literary beachhead. His brief (122-page) book is the first novel by a combat author to describe the seizure of a Pacific island from the Japanese. It is the first time that such an action has been narrated in a medium which looks like unrhymed verse but which Author Bowman stoutly insists is sprung prose.Prose or verse, it is the best form in which to tell Author Bowman's story—the thoughts that pass through a soldier's head during one hour of battle.This book is in very good condition. Rubbing/chipping/shelf wear to the jacket around the edges, corners and at the top/bottom of the spine panel. Some rubbing/chipping/soiling/shelf wear to the front/rear jacket panels as well as along the spine panel. Some sun fading to the jacket along the spine panel. A couple of tears in the jacket around the edges. Boards are straight with four good corners and some shelf wear along the edges. The spine and pages are very tight. There are no other marks, tears, bookplates or writing in this book. Please review all photos for your best idea of the condition of this book. Shipping on this item will be $4.60.Thank you for looking.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Orting, Washington
End Time: 2024-12-31T05:02:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.6 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Region: North America
Author: Peter Bowman
Publisher: Random House
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: WWII (1939-45)
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1945
Original/Facsimile: Original